Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 213 › Conversation 213-011
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal affairs
Saturday, September 23, 1972 · 5:59 PM–11:00 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
Julie Nixon Eisenhower and First Lady Pat Nixon met privately at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David to discuss personal matters. The conversation was captured by the Hard Wire taping system during a family retreat. As the recording consists entirely of withdrawn personal material, no policy, political, or administrative decisions were documented in the public record.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 23, 1972, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 11:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 213-11 Date: September 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:59 pm and 11:00 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire Julie Nixon Eisenhower met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 6m 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 11:00 pm.
Also recorded on September 23, 1972
- 154-003 4:50 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:50 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 213-003 4:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 4:50 pm.
- 154-004 5:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
- 213-007 5:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
- 213-008 5:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
- 213-009 5:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
- 154-005 5:32 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:32 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 213-010 5:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:32 pm to 5:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 213-011, September 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/213-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).